A Collection of Hot Wheels' Designers and Artists

See artwork from the private collection of Bruce Pascal, which highlights
original and contemporary works from the following Hot Wheels and/or Mattel designers and artists:

In addition to Hot Wheels related work, this website includes additional biographical information on Otto Kuhni.  He became a friend and I wanted to honor his work and legacy through additional sections of the website.

Otto Kuhni (1927 - 2017)

Learn More About Otto Kuhni and his Works

Otto Kuhni began doing freelance graphic design work 1962 - including some projects for Mattel that predated his involvement with Hot Wheels, which began in 1967.  He began doing art for the original blistercard and many of the collector's buttons, play sets, accessory packages for tracks, curves, jumps, loops and double loops, etc.  1968-1970 were busy years for Kuhni, illustrating larger play sets, more blistercards and buttons. Additionally, his artwork appeared on many Collector Cases - including 12, 24, 48 and 72 car cases.

Interview

Read Kuhni's story in his own words.

Biography

 Learn more about Kuhni's life and career.

Artwork

See Kuhni's other designs and work product.

The Collection

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IN THE NEWS

See Coverage on Pascal's Hot Wheels Collection

"Bruce Pascal - Hot Wheels Museum"
(March 2019)

Video by the Montgomery County Maryland Council 

"Md. man turns childhood Hot Wheels passion into world’s priciest collection"
(February 2019)

Article by Neal Augenstein

"Inside the World's Most Valuable Hot Wheels Collection"
(November 2018)

Article by Brett Berk

"Yahoo! Lifestyle #Obsessed - This man got 'hooked' on Hot Wheels when he was 7. Now, 50 years later, he's got 3,500 cars in his collection"
(October 2018)

Written by Beth Greenfield

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